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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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April 20, 1935 issue

April 20, 1935

cover art by C. Calvert (c.c. beall)?

[cover updated 4/22/26]

Posted on April 27, 2024April 22, 2026Categories action fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags c. calvert, c.c. beall, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, fred macisaac, radio, skeleton, tuxLeave a comment on April 20, 1935 issue

#90, August 1950

#90, August 1950

cover art by Bob Fujitani (Bob Fuji)

Posted on April 27, 2024April 22, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags bob fuji, crime does not pay, movie poster, private eyeLeave a comment on #90, August 1950

October 1947 issue – last issue

October 1947

cover art by Mat Kauten

Posted on April 27, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective short stories magazine, eric howard, lee e. wells, mat kauten, rowboatLeave a comment on October 1947 issue – last issue

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on April 26, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace detective magazine, frederick c. painton, midnight, noose, rafael desotoLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

January 1937

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 26, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace-high detective, casket, malvin singer, maxwell hawkins, t.t. flynn, tuxLeave a comment on January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

October 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

October 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 26, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags b.b. fowler, brent north, complete detective magazine, edward s. ronns, eric howard, j.w. scott, omar gwinn, william edward hayesLeave a comment on October 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

December 1933 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 1933

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on April 26, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black bat detective mysteries, hollywood fiction, john a. coughlin, murray leinsterLeave a comment on December 1933 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

July 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1945

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 26, 2024April 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, c. william harrison, cyril plunkett, dagger, dean owen, fedora, g.t. fleming-roberts, new detective magazine, rafael desotoLeave a comment on July 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

September 1942

cover art by William Timmins

Posted on April 26, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, e.o. umsted, emile c. tepperman, g.t. fleming-roberts, kenneth robeson, robert ahern, theodore a. tinsley, william timminsLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

September 22, 1928 issue

September 22, 1928

Posted on April 26, 2024April 22, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags clinton dangerfield, george owen baxter, jackson gregory, shoot out, western story magazineLeave a comment on September 22, 1928 issue

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